Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2008

Variable Details

Variablequala08
LabelWhich of the qualifications on this card do you have? 08
Question text Which of the qualifications on this card do you have? Just tell me the number written beside each one. Response 8
Responses
1 Degree/degree level qualification (including higher degree) 1
2 Teaching qualification 0
3 Nursing qualifications SRN, SCM, SEN, RGN, RM, RHV, Midwife 0
4 HNC/HND, BEC/TEC Higher, BTEC Higher/SCOTECH Higher 0
5 ONC/OND/BEC/TEC/BTEC not higher 1
6 City and Guilds Full Technological Certificate 0
7 City and Guilds Advanced/Final Level 1
8 City and Guilds Craft/Ordinary Level 4
9 A-levels/Higher School Certificate 0
10 AS level 0
11 SLC/SCE/SUPE at Higher Grade or Certificate of Sixth Year St 0
12 O-level passes taken in 1975 or earlier 1
13 O-level passes taken after 1975 GRADES A-C 1
14 O-level passes taken after 1975 GRADES D-E 0
15 GCSE GRADES A-C 0
16 GCSE GRADES D-G 3
17 CSE GRADE 1/SCE BANDS A-C/Standard Grade LEVEL 1-3 7
18 CSE GRADES 2-5/SCE Ordinary BANDS D-E 7
19 CSE Ungraded 0
20 SLC Lower 0
21 SUPE Lower or Ordinary 0
22 School Certificate or Matric 1
23 NVQ Level 5 1
24 NVQ Level 4 6
25 NVQ Level 3/Advanced level GNVQ 6
26 NVQ Level 2/Intermediate level GNVQ 2
27 NVQ Level 1/Foundation level GNVQ 9
28 Recognised Trade Apprenticeship completed 17
29 Clerical or Commercial Qualification (eg typing/book-keeping 15
-9 No answer/refused 0
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 22540
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsRECORD ALL THAT APPLY. PROBE: Any others?
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2008.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.